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10-15-2014 07:37 AM

rambleon84

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Originally Posted by sailor

So, even if you check out all the variations - this is worse than asking "what's rice".

Gotta admit that I only have an idea what most of those definitions refer to, not all of them.

You can find an example of most the different types Duane mentioned. Some cars i really like; clean cars, lowered and great looking wheels and then others are too extreme for me. I still like seeing the variety though

10-14-2014 10:59 PM

sailor

So, even if you check out all the variations - this is worse than asking "what's rice".

Gotta admit that I only have an idea what most of those definitions refer to, not all of them.

10-14-2014 07:07 PM

elsolo

Maybe you are just an awesome driver.

10-14-2014 10:21 AM

dyn085

Quote:

Originally Posted by felixthecat

Hey Roger, You going to get educated for stancing your car? LOL

10-14-2014 10:17 AM

dyn085

Quote:

Originally Posted by sailor

Looking back to the start of the thread, what I currently see posted as "stanced" is a lot more radical than the ones shown there.

OP showed one that was overdone a bit IMHO in '12, still think it was on tires too short & stretched. Second one pictured was OK, even if a bit low to be practical.

This Old Fart isn't sure where to draw the line, everything I've seen posted lately as "stanced" is a lot more radical than a drop & reasonable stretch on wide wheels.

That's part of the problem-everyone wants one single definition of stance. Realistically speaking, there isn't just one specific 'stance'-flush, hellaflush, poke, battle stance, VIP, etc.-all of these are different types of genres within the overall 'stance' community. All of them have their own originations, followers, haters, clean examples, poor examples, etc. It's a bit more than just lowering a car and putting wheels on it, but generally speaking the way that the lowering and wheel/tire fitment is executed on the overall car is what determines it's 'general' place in the community.

Everyone who is anti-stance is usually against one or more different genres, but is accepting of others. The fact that it's so loosely defined should make most everyone accept 'stance', even if they dislike certain executions. You may hate a certain Mexican restaurant even if you still like Mexican food. You could even use a broader brush and say that you hate Mexican food but like to eat.

You can go onto StanceNation and look at the featured cars and realize how broad the overall community is. Not every car has hellacious camber. Not every car has 195's on 10" wheels. Not every car is scraping the ground while sitting still. Most every car is clean and has had a lot of detail/thought/math put into making their wheel/tire selection fit a certain way that they wanted on the particular model they're driving.

10-13-2014 11:11 PM

felixthecat

Hey Roger, You going to get educated for stancing your car? LOL

10-13-2014 11:04 PM

sailor

Looking back to the start of the thread, what I currently see posted as "stanced" is a lot more radical than the ones shown there.

OP showed one that was overdone a bit IMHO in '12, still think it was on tires too short & stretched. Second one pictured was OK, even if a bit low to be practical.

This Old Fart isn't sure where to draw the line, everything I've seen posted lately as "stanced" is a lot more radical than a drop & reasonable stretch on wide wheels.

A stanced car doesn't have to have 'silly' camber, just enough to get wheel/tire fitment. And simply judging by the picture I can see the lip of the rim, and that wouldn't be possible without having at least some stretch to the tires. The rear fender's rolled/pulled, so if these wheels aren't wide then some other set he used was.

Stance is relatively loosely defined and generally speaking the majority of those that want to assign a definition to it for some reason try to assign a negative one. If a car is 'done right' then it can quite possibly be stanced...

10-13-2014 08:11 PM

sailor

That one is done right, not "stanced" as currently described.

No silly camber or excessively wide wheels for the tires used.

10-13-2014 12:34 PM

dyn085

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeF2D

This thread makes me rage.

Who would like to tell me who won the autocross at Carlisle last year? Right...it was:

Quoted because some can perform.

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